Fan Art

This week's submission is titled 'Bumpy Ride,' and depicts a wacky-scene taking place on the Knight Bus with Stan Shunpike and Ernie Prang from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was drawn with acrylics and chalk pastels.

This week's submission comes from Bola and is titled 'The Master of Wands.' From the artist: "I loved the intensity of Harry's expression in this particular shot of the HP7 trailer...you can really see the grown man Harry has become in his battle against Voldemort."

This week's submission comes from Clare and is titled "The Changed Patronus: Snape." This picture started out as a pencil drawing and was then edited in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI. According to the artist, she wanted to convey the different emotions attached to Snape's change of patronus.

This week's submission was drawn by Tanguy and is titled, "The Bravest Elf I've Ever Met.' From the artist: "The drawing shows the scene right after Malfoy Manor where Dobby stands with a knife in his stomach, watching the beautiful landscape, with Shell Cottage at the horizon, with his friends for the last time."

This week's submission comes from Charlie, whose portrait of Remus Lupin was done in pencil, then coated in layers of Prismacolor Colored Pencils, and finished with touch-ups in Adobe Photoshop. A photo from Harry Potter: Film Wizardry, a Warner Brothers book with a special compilation of tidbits from the movies, was used to inspire the artist. Read More »

This week's submission comes from Andy who used pen and ink to create a pointillism portrayal of 'The Snitch'. In the words of the artist: "I had to create a piece of art for my final project that was inspired by literature, and there was only one book that came to mind. ;)". Read More »

Our next submission titled 'The Fourth Champion' comes from Signe, and was done in soft-lead pencil. In the words of the artist: "This is a drawing that I did of Harry from 'Goblet of Fire'. I really think this look conveys his emotions from the book, a mixture of shock and 'I think I can do this'." Read More »

Titled 'Childhood Shadow,' this piece was painted from a photograph taken at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - and the perspective of the picture is literally from within the castle's shadows. The artist, Kaden, used oil paints on canvas and was inspired to make this picture because he felt that, as a long time fan of the series, he had been living in Hogwarts' shadow all his life. Read More »

This fantastic piece of art comes from Alex, and he has titled it 'Voldemort and the Elder Wand'! Drawn with pencil on card stock, then scanned into Photoshop CS4 for painting and processing. In the artist's own words: 'I wanted to create sort of a twisted candid of a contemplative and powerful villain with his terrifying new toy.'

Today’s submission comes from Natasha, and she has titled it ‘Harry Potter‘! Drawn using only regular paper and paint-pens, this picture depicts the trio possessing magical objects from various stages of the series. Noah’s Notes: Notice the curvature on the character’s legs – making good use of her pens, Natasha makes every colorful line important as it shapes around their limbs. The heavy black borders on the figures seem to give the sketch a cartoonish feel, which is both creative and pleasing to the eye. Good job Natasha! We will be taking a short break from the weekly fan art posts over the holidays, but we encourage you to continue to view our archives and send in your artwork here. Read More »

Today’s submission comes from Amanda, who used oil paints on canvas to construct Harry and Hermione in the courtyard outside Hogwarts. She writes that the piece was made for a painting class in which the assignment was to paint two figures in an outdoor setting. A perfect example of how we fans try (and succeed) at incorporating Potter into every aspect of our lives! Noah’s Notes: Amanda’s painting does not use complex detail, but is formed expertly from precise and simple strokes instead. Notice how carefully Hermione’s shirt was constructed; it is wrinkled and flat in believable places and even looks like a real shirt! Harry’s shirt seems slightly less real, but the flowing darks and lights show that the sunlight is at his back, gleaming also on the left side of his face. The walls of Hogwarts behind them look like walls, thick and sturdy with a little pink thrown into the blue to give them visual form. As to the pale colors Amanda chose, they seem to compliment the tone of the piece, showing the viewer that this is a very tense moment. Excellent job Amanda! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to ... Read More »

Today’s submission comes from Ariana, who used acrylic paints to construct Ron Weasley on a t-shirt. Seeing Ron in his Hogwarts attire reminds us all that ‘Weasley is our King’, and few fans out there would disagree! Noah’s Notes: This excellent portrait shows Ron in a sitting position as if he were posing for a school yearbook photograph! He’s got his school robes on as well as his Gryffindor tie, which was made simply but perfectly so. I like especially how the white collar of his white shirt pops out and falls on his blue robes. The folds of his robe are very realistic; Ariana mixed blue and black color to show the form of Ron’s body as well as to add shading. The yellow shirt, too, seems to add something to the picture and acts as an appropriate background. Great work Ariana! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next Tuesday! Read More »

Our next submission comes from Daphna Rosin. Her epic piece depicts the scene where Harry extracts the silver memory from a dying Severus Snape and is a fine representation from ‘The Prince’s Tale’ chapter in Deathly Hallows. Noah’s Notes: Firstly, the facial expressions of these characters are incredible. The picture has a cartoonish style to it; but nonetheless, the viewer feels the enormity of the scene. The objects and characters are extraordinarily colorful and seem to have visible texture. An enormous amount of work must have been put into the background too: depicting more than just walls, the brown creases in the wood twist and coil almost producing a hypnotic effect. Voldemort is hanging out back there too. Great work Daphna! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next week! Read More »

Our next picture comes from Andres, 20 years old from a small town in California’s Salinas Valley. He discovered Harry Potter when he was in the fifth grade and has been a fan ever since. He has been drawing since he was ten, often times attempting to recreate objects from Harry’s magical world. At the moment he is studying at California State Northridge, in LA. Noah’s Notes: Andres piece titled ‘Bathilda’s Secret’ was inspired by the seventeenth chapter of the US version of ‘Deathly Hallows’, in which Nagini lures Harry to Bathilda’s house and next emerges from the dead woman’s skin. The picture is a thoughtful and accurate representation of that scene. The figures are drawn in graphite pencil, and the murky background was added digitally: but expertly done and sets the dark mood. I like, especially, the subtle color Andres uses to bring out the eyes…good work! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next Tuesday! Read More »

This week’s fan art is best viewed in its full size by clicking here. The artist Ciera used permanent marker, ballpoint pen, and text from J.K. Rowling’s novels to create this incredible piece titled, ‘The Wizarding World’. Excerpts include scenes involving Hedwig from Hagrid purchasing Hedwig in Diagon Alley through Hedwig’s death in Deathly Hallows. The crest is formed with the motto for Hogwarts, ‘Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus’ written in VERY small letters. The composition is based off of a Sorcerer’s Stone still. Noah’s Notes: Ciera here expertly molds darker sentences to shade the characters, and give them form. Hedwig, especially, was done really well in this respect. Great work, and truly a tough undertaking for any artist! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next Tuesday! Read More »

Our next picture comes from Sharlene Kao. She has been painting for about five years. This piece, titled ‘Neither can live while the other survives’, was done in acrylic paints and based on a promotional poster for ‘The Dark Knight’. She has been a fan of the Harry Potter series ever since she was five years old and she is ‘SUPER excited’ for the new movie. Noah’s Notes: For starters, I really like how the faces of Voldemort and Snape are the only visible thing coming out of the dark background. I also like how she has used subtle blues to bring out certain facial structures, such as around Snape’s nose and chin. Likewise, the white color around Voldemort’s cheekbone really brings out his sunken eye and the dark, hollow of his jaw line. The lips are beautifully drawn as well. Great work Sharlene! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next Tuesday! Read More »

This week’s Fan Art comes from Tin Nguyen, age 17 from Minnesota. He first read Harry Potter when he was in second grade, and likewise first took up art when he was very young – starting with magic markers when he was in kindergarten. Tin doesn’t take any classes, but drawing has been a hobby of his for years. Noah’s Notes: This image inspired by the series is like a snapshot, capturing the trio in front of Hogwarts castle – possibly right at the moment where they apparate into Hogsmeade and find the invisibility cloak of little use. Interestingly, rather than using line-drawing techniques to bring out detail, Tin uses value and color to form the characters and the castle. Also, he uses the light from the wand tips and the full moon to cast white on the scene, but otherwise the background is in darkness. Great contrast, and a great piece of art! To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next Tuesday! Read More »

This week’s Fan Art picture comes from KT Pearl, and is titled, \”The Battle of Hogwarts\”. This drawing was inspired by the promo image that showed the destroyed magical school. ‘I used acrylic paints and two different types of impasto (a sort of gelly-stuff used to make textures in paintings): ‘Lava Rocks’ on the mountainside and ‘Gel Medium’ on the water.’ Noah’s Notes: The quality that makes this painting extraordinary is the visible texture. The rocky cliff looks wet where it touches the water, and the water looks real due to its waves that depict a constant motion. Notice how the artist colored the ocean: starting on the left, bright tones were used to reflect the glow from the castle-fires, and moving right, used darker blues to bring out the choppy waves. I love how the fire and the smoke are blending with the sky–you really made this tremendously sad scene beautiful. To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you next Tuesday! Read More »

This week’s picture comes from Gregory, who has titled his picture \”Expecto Patronum!\” as it captures a valiant Harry Potter casting the spell and producing a rather fierce looking stag. The piece was done in Technicolor pencil. Noah’s Notes: This is a very colorful and captivating work. Gregory constructs Harry in more of a fantastical sense, giving him crazy rippling muscles as he battles the foe ahead of him. But it’s obvious he focused very hard on the form and position of Harry’s body, for that aspect is very realistic. The patronus-stag is snowy-white outlined in blue and stands out excellently against the darker background of the castle. To submit your own work and to view our archives: head on over to our Fan Art Section. See you again next Tuesday! Read More »

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